After going 3-1 with a second-place finish over the weekend at the Colorado Premier Challenge, the Wayne State College volleyball team remained third in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats collected 1,055 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country.
            Wayne State, now 7-1 on the season, posted wins over the weekend against Texas-Tyler (3-0), #19 Regis (3-1) and #13 West Florida 3-0 before falling in five sets to then #2 Concordia-St. Paul Saturday evening in the championship match of the Colorado Premier Challenge.  The Wildcats open their Northern Sun Conference schedule Friday evening at home hosting now #1 Concordia-St. Paul in Rice Auditorium at 6 p.m.
  
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 2 Poll: September 11, 2023
                                                                       2023   Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)       Points    Record   Rank
1          Concordia-St. Paul [41]              1169      8-0       2
2          West Texas A&M [6]                  1121      7-1       1
3          Wayne State (Neb.)                  1055      7-1       3
4          Tampa                                       1025      6-0       4
5          Missouri St.-Louis                       913       8-0       8
6          St. Cloud State                           871       7-1       5
7          Minnesota Duluth                        801       7-1       7
7          Nebraska-Kearney                      801       9-0      10
9          MSU Denver                               773       5-3        6
10        Cal State San Bernardino            710       7-1       9
11        Southwest Minnesota State         703       7-1      11
12        Colorado Mesa                           619       8-0       14
13        Central Washington                    514       6-2      23
14        Chaminade                                505      11-0      20
15        Washburn                                  476       6-1      17
16        Regis                                         411       5-3      19
17        West Florida                              384       3-4      13
18        Northwest Missouri State            300       5-3      15
19        Wingate                                     296       7-1       18
20        Cal Poly Pomona                       266       7-1      24
21        Cal State Los Angeles                219       2-6       16
22        Barry                                        189       3-3      12
23        Lewis                                        175       5-3      NR
24        Ferris State                               130       5-3      NR
25        Central Oklahoma                      116       8-1      NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:  Eckerd 78; Angelo State 52; Harding 49; Alaska-Anchorage 46; Rockhurst 45; Central Missouri 35; Western Washington 33; Quincy 29; Grand Valley State 26; Lynn 24; Seattle Pacific 23; Oklahoma Baptist 22; Missouri Western 18; Sonoma State 17; Clarion 16; Daemen 16; Findlay 16; Gannon 16; Spring Hill 16; Texas-Tyler 16; Winona State 16; Colorado School of Mines 13; Hillsdale 11; Biola 9; Anderson (S.C.) 8; Florida Southern 8; Simon Fraser University 8; Walsh 8; Point Loma 5.